A large sinkhole swallowed a car in suburban Denver as heavy rain and blustery winds pounded parts of the Front Range.The Denver Post reports the sinkhole opened on a road in Sheridan on Tuesday, and the driver was able to get out without the help of police. The Sheridan Police Department tweeted a photo of the sinkhole with only part of the car peeking out of the water.The driver, Ashley Marisch, sent this statement to KMGH: "I am feeling very overwhelmed and still in shock but most of all I feel blessed and am thankful that I had a guardian angel there to get me out of the car. I hope he knows how grateful I am that he was there to help me."Sgt. Greg Miller said if the driver hadn't escaped when she did, she probably wouldn't have survived. "That water was so high in that sinkhole, once her car went down the hole, that car was already submerging and the water was rushing pretty good and I don't really see how we could have done anything to get a person out of that."The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings as intense weather developed in northeastern Colorado. Meanwhile, another round of storms brought mudslides to an area burned by a wildfire in southwest Colorado. U.S. Highway 550 near Durango was temporarily closed Tuesday as crews cleared debris that washed onto the road.Similar weather patterns are expected in Colorado on Wednesday.

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A large sinkhole swallowed a car in suburban Denver as heavy rain and blustery winds pounded parts of the Front Range.

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The Denver Post reports the sinkhole opened on a road in Sheridan on Tuesday, and the driver was able to get out without the help of police. The Sheridan Police Department tweeted a photo of the sinkhole with only part of the car peeking out of the water.

"I am feeling very overwhelmed and still in shock but most of all I feel blessed and am thankful that I had a guardian angel there to get me out of the car. I hope he knows how grateful I am that he was there to help me."

Sgt. Greg Miller said if the driver hadn't escaped when she did, she probably wouldn't have survived.

"That water was so high in that sinkhole, once her car went down the hole, that car was already submerging and the water was rushing pretty good and I don't really see how we could have done anything to get a person out of that."

The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings as intense weather developed in northeastern Colorado. Meanwhile, another round of storms brought mudslides to an area burned by a wildfire in southwest Colorado. U.S. Highway 550 near Durango was temporarily closed Tuesday as crews cleared debris that washed onto the road.